Famous Deaths In October - 21

1905  Jose Teodor Vilar, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55  

1916  Death of Karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated on this day in history.  

1919  Sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1924  On this day in history martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76  

1929  Owen Dunell, cricketer (two Tests for South Africa in 1889), dies on this day in history.  

1931  A Schnitzler, writer, dies at 69 on October - 21.  

1937  Death of Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried on this day in history.  

1939  Nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies on October - 21.  

1940  On October - 21 death of william G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)  

1943  On this day in history alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord (Jutland, WW II), dies  

1944  On this day in history death of alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877)  

1955  Roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies on this day in history.  

1961  Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies on October - 21.  

1963  On this day in history george B Cressey, US geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66  

1965  On October - 21 bill Black, rocker, dies at 39  

1966  Gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95 on this day in history.  

1967  On October - 21 ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94  

1969  Jack Kerouac, US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47 on October - 21.  

1970  John T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70 on October - 21.  

1971  Etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Oly-bronze-48), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1973  Death of Arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered on this day in history.  

1975  On October - 21 death of charles Reidpath, American athlete (b. 1887)  

1977  Ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48 on October - 21.  

1978  Anastas I Mikojan, Russian politician, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1980  Death of Hans Asperger, Austrian psychologist (b. 1906) on October - 21.  

1983  On October - 21 theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies  

1984  On this day in history dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer, dies at 78  

1986  On this day in history death of lionel Murphy, Australian politician and judge (b. 1922)  

1987  On October - 21 ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88  

1989  Death of Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (b. 1910) on this day in history.  

1992  Jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes on October - 21.  

1993  On this day in history death of assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58  

1994  On this day in history edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist, dies at 85  

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1449  On October - 21 birth of george, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)  

1527  On this day in history birth of louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)  

1570  On October - 21 birth of wolfgang Schonsleder, composer  

1574  On October - 21 birth of nicolo Rubini, composer  

1581  On this day in history birth of domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641)  

1582  On October - 21 birth of johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII  

1650  On this day in history birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)  

1660  On this day in history birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)